Thats right its hocks smoking day! Two weeks in the brine cure. Remember I showed you a couple Monday, I really really really needed a couple for a pot of pinto beans so I used 'em cured but not smoked.
Are those not pretty?
Well I bought a 1/2 case and had them cut to 1" thickness. This is the first half of them.
So today I dried them a bit this morning and then smoked them this afternoon.
I really do get some nice hocks, even better than good hock, I get them my way!
Takes both the above to get 'em all in the picture.
Into the smoke which has been heated, decided to use the A-MAZE-N tube first while getting my chamber heat on track.
Taking a little apple color from the tube.
Its just too easy not to use. Its a small amount of smoke, had I wanted to do it all fast I would have grabbed the Adjustable Oval Tube. But Ya know I have free pecan shells, so why not use them in the Masterbuilt cold smoker?
See the pecan taking hold here? Those hocks have still not cooked. If you cook the hocks they are hard and take forever to cook down in a pot of whatever.
I don't want the smoke to be overwhelming so I pulled 'em here. I
They are now in the reefer cooling down, my hands smell fabulous! Tomorrow I will cryp seal them.
FYI this is only 1/4 case. I bought a half and I onlt cured half of what I got. Why? Well this way they all fit easily in the curing bucket and the smoker without needing to bunch 'em up. But mostly so I can do it again later......LOL
Seriously, friends don't let friends buy those "smoked" hocks in the Piggly Wiggly, there is no comparison. You know what is totally awesome? Use smoked cured hocks, add some butt, ears & tails and mold up some head cheese! OMW good!
This was my day, I hope yours was as good!
Are those not pretty?
Well I bought a 1/2 case and had them cut to 1" thickness. This is the first half of them.
So today I dried them a bit this morning and then smoked them this afternoon.
I really do get some nice hocks, even better than good hock, I get them my way!
Takes both the above to get 'em all in the picture.
Into the smoke which has been heated, decided to use the A-MAZE-N tube first while getting my chamber heat on track.
Taking a little apple color from the tube.
Its just too easy not to use. Its a small amount of smoke, had I wanted to do it all fast I would have grabbed the Adjustable Oval Tube. But Ya know I have free pecan shells, so why not use them in the Masterbuilt cold smoker?
See the pecan taking hold here? Those hocks have still not cooked. If you cook the hocks they are hard and take forever to cook down in a pot of whatever.
I don't want the smoke to be overwhelming so I pulled 'em here. I
They are now in the reefer cooling down, my hands smell fabulous! Tomorrow I will cryp seal them.
FYI this is only 1/4 case. I bought a half and I onlt cured half of what I got. Why? Well this way they all fit easily in the curing bucket and the smoker without needing to bunch 'em up. But mostly so I can do it again later......LOL
Seriously, friends don't let friends buy those "smoked" hocks in the Piggly Wiggly, there is no comparison. You know what is totally awesome? Use smoked cured hocks, add some butt, ears & tails and mold up some head cheese! OMW good!
This was my day, I hope yours was as good!
